5 Things You Should Know: Round 6

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The Broncos and Roosters are having quite different starts to the season as far as results go but they are very similar comparatively when it comes to final game margins.

The Broncos average margin in games this year is only three points per game which ranks them 1st for the smallest average margin in the NRL - so what about the Roosters?

Well they’re ranked 2nd for this statistic and the margin for their games on average is just eight points although they’ve been on the winning side of those encounters for the most part.

What does all this mean? Well, it means we probably won’t be seeing a blow-out score line on Thursday night!

2. The Roosters are red hot

Yes, the Roosters are coming off a loss from last week against the Sea Eagles (18-12) - a situation the Bulldogs faced last round V Broncos and came out firing.

Don’t let the Roosters' loss fool you though as they were on quite a roll before that game.

You should also remember that the Storm and the Roosters were the only two undefeated teams heading into Round 5 so a six-point loss won't mean that the Roosters will lose much momentum heading into this one.

Yes, the majority of the four straight wins were against current bottom eight sides but any team that can string four straight wins together this season is always going to be competitive.

3. The triple threat

The Broncos’ defence will surely have their work cut out for them on Thursday night as they will be facing some of the best try-scorers in the NRL this year.

Latrell Mitchell is ranked 1st overall in the NRL for tries scored (5), Michael Gordon comes in second on par with a few other players (4) and Daniel Tupou sits equal third (3).

So why is this a point of interest?

It's a point of interest because these three players alone have scored the same amount of tries as the entire Broncos’ roster in 2017 which shows how hard it has been for Brisbane to cross the white strip.

The Broncos scored more than six tries on a few occasions last year so their fans will be hoping that their side can bring back some of that form that V Roosters on Thursday night.

4. The Roosters start strong

Starting the game strong in the first-half seems to be a primary focus of the Roosters this year as both offensively and defensively - it’s their strongest half by far.

They’ve scored twice as many tries in the first-half as opposed to the second half and they’ve conceded half as many tries as they do in the second-half too - so the proof is in the numbers!

5. Taking turns

The Broncos may have won the last three games straight at home V Roosters but if recent history is anything to go by, it may be the Roosters turn to win. Why's that?

A pattern has emerged from the last six games where one side wins and then the other side does so if this trend continues the next ‘W’ will be going to the Roosters - that's if the trend continues!